Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking look back over the three biggest stories of Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
- MMA pay problem? Former PFL/TUF prospect cuts career short because he refuses to ‘fight for pennies’: It’s extremely hard to make a living in MMA in the USA outside of the UFC right now, which cannot be great for the sport’s overall health.
- Video: Nate Diaz storms off Russian TUF set, quits show after squad ‘jumped’ by Jon Jones’ creepy new cronie: I guess random Russian MMA fighters don’t have a ton of respect for Stockton royalty.
- Think of the children! UFC ‘madman’ who turned Four Seasons into a war zone ‘sincerely’ apologizes for hotel rampage: It’s really weird to issue an apology and call yourself a madman without explaining what actually happened/why Chael Sonnen attacked these random people. Truly a strange situation …
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— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) May 21, 2025
Belal Muhammad is already back in the gym. Maybe a Sean Strickland grudge match isn’t as far away as one would think?
The official Devin Haney Hit List:
Devin Haney vs Everybody
1.Teofimo Lopez
2.Shakur Stevenson
3.Gervontaa “Tank” Davis
4.Jaron “Boots” Ennis
5.Brian Norman Jr.
6.Mario Barrios
7.Keyshawn Davis
8.Rolando “Rollie” Romero
9.Conor Benn
10.Ryan Garcia
— Bill Haney (@BillHaney77) May 21, 2025
From drug mule to UFC fighter to BKFC Ice Wars President — Ian Heinisch has the greatest resume of all time.
UFC veteran Ian Heinisch has been named president of BKFC Ice Wars — the fight league that’s essentially a hockey fight without the hockey — and he’s also going to be the lead commentator during broadcasts, per BKFC #BKFC
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) May 21, 2025
Oh yeah, this is undoubtedly “Stillknocks” approved.
the James Krause incident if there will be consequences …
Eric Nicksick passed UFC commentator Paul Felder some money on camera during the broadcast for UFC Vegas 106.
Did somebody lose a bet? pic.twitter.com/RXqvuTwexG
— John Felder (@FelderMMA) May 18, 2025
Not only is comedian Greg Warren talking NCAA wrestling in his latest special, but he was an Division 1 All-American back in 1991!
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Melvin Guillard’s horrific losing streak on the regional scene continues.
The right cross and left body kick are a classic Muay Thai pairing for good reason.
Based on my survey of two separate people, everybody with the name Wanderley hits real hard.
Random Land
Some wild tornado footage from St. Louis:
Midnight Music: Fusion, 1977
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
